Simplify mainframe operations, the new IBM Redbooks® publication ……thoughts from the chief architect

About this episode

The episode features an interview discussing the new IBM Redbook on simplifying mainframe operations.

In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Juergen Holtz, STSM, IBM Z AIOps Chief Architect. The focus of the discussion today is the newly released IBM Redbook titled Simplify Mainframe Operations. During the interview we learn about the challenges and use cases that drove the need for the redbook and the input Juergen got from customers to deliver it. Read the publication here: ...

People in this episode

Host: Joe Winchester

Guest: Juergen Holtz

Topics covered

• mainframe operations
• IBM Redbooks
• AIOps
• customer feedback
• technical challenges

Keywords

• mainframe
• IBM
• AIOps
• Redbook
• operations
• challenges
• use cases

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IBM

Products: IBM Redbooks

Books & works: Simplify Mainframe Operations

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